Rookie Oscar host Seth MacFarlane casually slung a string of zingers at some of Hollywood's biggest names, including a musical tribute to female frontal nudity in the movies, as he launched the Academy Awards show on a decisively edgy note. It's never been easy hosting what is cinema's biggest night. Comedians have both excelled and failed at setting the pace for an evening when most of Hollywood's biggest contenders are nervous. We've picked these 10 great moments to laugh with these hosts as they work the script to make their audience titter.
Whoopi Goldberg's opening monologue at the 71st Academy AwardsBilly Crystal's Hannibal Lecter skit
Billy Crystal Oscars Opening -- 1997 Academy Awards
Steve Martin hosting the Oscars
Ellen's Oscar® monologue
Ben Stiller presenting the Oscar for Best Makeup
Eddie Murphy hosts the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Billy Crystal Oscars Opening -- 1992 Academy Awards
David Letterman Hosts The Oscars - The 67th Academy Awards 1995
Jon Stewart's Oscar monologue
(For updates you can share with your friends, follow IBNLive on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest)
We could see bodies floating in the Ganga: Uttarakhand flood survivor
Watch: Kedarnath shrine submerged in mud as flood ravages the area
Watch: Cars swept away as floods wreak havoc in Uttarakhand
Yamuna level set to rise over 207 metres, highest in 35 years
Stephen "Steve" Glenn Martin is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician, and composer. He was raised in Southern California, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's ...
Live: PM asks Food Minister to ensure supplies to flood-hit Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand: Over 100 dead; toll may rise with 500 still missing
Yamuna level set to rise over 207 metres, highest in 35 years
Bihar CM Nitish set to win trust vote as Congress lends a helping hand
